Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 Division of the Budget http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam C. Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor

February 12, 2024


The Honorable Beverly Gossage, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 142-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Gossage:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 461 by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 461 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 461 would enact the Laser Hair Removal Act. The bill would require laser hair removal
to be done by a healthcare professional, which would be defined as a physician, a physician
assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a licensed professional nurse or practical nurse.
For laser hair removal that is not performed by the physician, the bill would require completion of
a laser practitioner training and education program for other healthcare professionals. The training
would be able to be completed internally at a laser hair removal facility or through a third party, if
overseen by a physician, and would be required to include not less than 40 total hours of training
which could be a combination of didactic training, in-person hands-on training, and performance
of laser hair removal procedures. The bill would also provide for a physician to be able to
supervise an unlimited number of physician assistants.
According to the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, enactment of SB 461 would
potentially increase the number of actionable complaints received by the agency. The agency
states it is likely new regulations would also need to be drafted and handled through the regulation
process. The agency was unable to estimate the total fiscal effect. The Kansas State Board of
Nursing reports that there would be no new revenue or expenditures for the agency related to
passage of the bill. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 461 is not reflected in The FY 2025
Governor’s Budget Report.

Sincerely,

Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Jill Simons, Board of Nursing
Susan Gile, Board of Healing Arts